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Oi! India is gettin interesting!
Carlee, Nicole, and I just ended our week in Dehra Dun studying traditional medicine. It was so great. We learned about Reiki, acupuncture, homeopathy, and good 'ol fashion OBGYN. I think my favorite was learning about accupuncture. Our instructor, who by the way is 95 years old and began his practice in 1930 (!!!), was great. He was a little slow at times (to be expected, I mean come on) but the wealth of information that man had was incredible. He remembers unbelieveable amounts of trivia and academia! Unfortunately we cut our visits with him too short, for a variety of reasons.
Homeopathy was fun, also slow. I learned some new things, but nothing much. OBGYN with Dr. Neisha Gera was the best I think. She is just the most hillarious doctor that I've met here. Leap Year (Feb 29th) there was a birth, which on its own is amazing. This kid will only have a b-day every four years! How do you deal with that?! Anyway, during surgery Dr. Neisha pulls out her fingers while waiting for another contraction and begins to play with the "slime" (aka mucus) on her fingers- passing it in and out of each finger, pulling it apart, smashing it together. It was really funny to watch this highly gifted and intelligent person play with slime with this woman's legs spread eagle in the middle of surgery- I guess it's just one of those things you had to be there for. Funny stuff though
Well, there are only a few weeks left in India, and I've gotta say that I am more than a little homesick. Don't get me wrong, I love India, and it will always have a special place in my heart. However, I think it's time for me to come home. The rotations have slowed down, I've gotten almost too comfortable here, and I need a hug that only a mom can give.
I am so happy that I've come and done this, and honestly I'm very proud of myself. I went WAY out of my comfort zone and tried something that most people never have the chance to do. Given it cost me TONS of moola, but overall I think this was worth it. I know I shouldn't be so focused on going home but it's hard when you have the 4 week interns shuffling in and out talking about how they're leaving and what they're going to do when they get back. I've been thinking about it too, but I've been trying to lay off of the thoughts because I don't want to appear ungreatful to all the people that have supported me to get here. I have great stories to tell and memories that will last me a lifetime and I can't wait to share.
Maybe it's just the anticipation of returning home that I'm addicted to. Lately I've been really excited about all the food that I want to eat, presents i want to give out, people I want to see, etc. It's almost been obsessive, particularly when we go and rent an American movie and it doesn't work (or we can only see about 15mins of it), I get really homesick. What I wouldn't do for a DVD player- hell DVD's! Apparently India is really into VCD's. I think I'm more focused on going home because I'm going to be very sad to leave this place. The friends i've made are priceless and the memories that I've created with them are unforgettable. I just don't want to think about that yet :) I am going to enjoy the next few weeks in Than Goan and ???, watching the birds, observing life.. Who knows what will happen. Maybe I'll stumble on a wedding marching band in the middle of the street or continue to listen karate practice upstairs or watch the roadside fires some more. Who knows, who knows.
I'm sorry that I havn't been able to post pictures, the internet is just really slow and it would take me hours to upload about 10 pictures! Ok, I should go. I miss you all and can't wait to see you soon!
steph
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